- 05:10 PM
- 02/22/25
My picks:
Celtics by 12 (slam dunk)
Suns by 9
Cavaliers by 5
Rockets by 7
Nuggets by 12 (slam dunk)
Knicks by 4
Mavericks by 5
Cavaliers by 12 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 8
I won't speak for anyone else, but boy did I really appreciate a break from basketball.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:47 PM on February 20, 2025
My picks:
Warriors by 10 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 4
Heat by 6
Thunder by 14 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 15 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 07:20 PM on February 12, 2025
After Kendrick's half time show, I had to switch it off.
I left the game on mute but switched to music. Kinda enjoyed watching Mahomes scramble around, tbh.
For those that enjoyed K-Dot's halftime show, this article from Wired is an interesting inside look at the production effort.
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:54 PM on February 10, 2025
My picks:
Eagles by 6 (lock)
Passer: Jalen Hurts
Rusher: Saquon Barkley
Receiver: Travis Kelce
Player with interception: There won't be any
Player with sack: George Karlaftis
Player with first turnover: Jaylen Hurts
Super Bowl MVP: Saquon Barkley
Tiebreaker: A week before her next album drop (I dunno, let's say July 11, 2025)
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:44 PM on February 09, 2025
completely decked out in green and white, wearing a comically oversized cowboy hat, wearing tons of beads, drunk on booze at 9 AM
So, a typical Saturday on Lower Greenville...
waiting for the championship parade to roll down
Oh, nvm. Those don't happen very often.
I honestly don't know what to do with my fandom. My plan is to kick the can down the road and watch the rest of this season play out with detached coolness. It should be objectively fascinating.
But my back will be up against the wall when it come time to renew League Pass next season.
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:17 PM on February 06, 2025
My picks:
Cavaliers by 6
Clippers by 3
Spurs by 6
Thunder by 13 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 29 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 4
Pistons by 4
Suns by 9 (slam dunk)
Knicks by 3
Bucks by 5
I'm so tired.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:25 PM on February 04, 2025
Cuban wasn't involved. It sounds like this was just a personal deal between old buddies Nico Harrison and Rob Pelinka and the Adelsons signed off on it (of course the Busses did too, but you can't blame them).
I don't know, man.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:36 PM on February 02, 2025
**angry confused yelling noises**
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:33 AM on February 02, 2025
My picks:
Knicks by 12 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 17 (slam dunk)
Cavaliers by 5
Rockets by 4
Nuggets by 8
Suns by 7
Knicks by 8
Celtics by 12 (slam dunk)
Grizzlies by 3
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:10 PM on January 28, 2025
My picks:
Commanders by 6
Bills by 7
Passer: Jayden Daniels
Rusher: Saquon Barkley
Receiver: Khalil Shakir
Player with interception: Taylor Rapp
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:23 PM on January 26, 2025
Revised picks:
Mavericks by 5
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:23 PM on January 25, 2025
My picks:
Bucks by 14 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 9 (slam dunk)
Spurs by 5
Nuggets by 8
Celtics by 13 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 8
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:35 PM on January 22, 2025
My picks:
Chiefs by 3
Lions by 14 (lock)
Eagles by 6
Ravens by 5
Passer: Matthew Stafford
Rusher: Saquon Barkley
Receiver: Nico Collins
Player with interception: Kerby Joseph (DET)
I think I'm still owed credit for Derrick Henry last weekend, rcade.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:59 PM on January 18, 2025
My picks:
Texans by 9
Ravens by 10
Bills by 14 (lock)
Eagles by 6
Buccaneers by 7
Vikings by 4
Passer: Baker Mayfield
Rusher: D. Henry
Receiver: J. Jefferson
Player with interception: Gardner-Johnson
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:57 PM on January 11, 2025
My picks:
Lakers by 4
Celtics by 6
Thunder by 8
Bucks by 5
Magic by 4
Thunder by 6
I've watched a fair amount of Thunder games this year, but limiting the Celtics to 8 (eight!) made FGs in the 2nd half the other night may have been the most impressive feat I've seen them accomplish this season. So far.
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:53 AM on January 07, 2025
Revised picks:
Falcons by 10 (lock)
Commanders by 8
Packers by 7 (lock)
Texans by 9 (lock)
Jaguars by 3
Bills by 14 (lock)
Eagles by 13 (lock)
Buccaneers by 19 (lock)
Chiefs by 6
Chargers by 10
Seahawks by 9
Dolphins by 14 (lock)
Cardinals by 8 (lock)
Lions by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:41 PM on January 05, 2025
My picks:
Ravens by 21 (lock)
Steelers by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:31 AM on January 04, 2025
My picks:
Knicks by 13 (slam dunk)
Mavericks by 15 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 9 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 12 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 8 (slam dunk)
Hoping for a Christmas miracle today.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:53 AM on December 25, 2024
My picks:
Steelers by 3
Ravens by 8
Seahawks by 9 (lock)
Chargers by 6 (lock)
Bengals by 6
Rams by 5
Bills by 17 (lock)
Raiders by 3
Colts by 7
Eagles by 6
Buccaneers by 10 (lock)
Jaguars by 3
Dolphins by 8
Vikings by 8
Commanders by 7
Lions by 14 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:30 PM on December 24, 2024
My picks:
Falcons by 3
Lions by 10 (lock)
Bengals by 5
Colts by 8
Rams by 9
Eagles by 8
Cardinals by 7
Vikings by 8
Bills by 17 (lock)
Raiders by 5
Dolphins by 4
Cowboys by 13 (lock)
Packers by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:22 AM on December 22, 2024
I know the final game didn't wind up being particularly competitive, but I do like the tournament overall, which I think is about the best as can be asked for. It gives a fan of a Western Conference team a small reason to pay attention to some early Eastern Conference games (and vice versa) and might help spread the word to the masses that basketball is indeed being played. It's an uphill battle trying to do much of anything during football season, but I do think it's a good product, and much more interesting than the All-Star Game.
If Darvin Ham gets a new head coaching gig with, say, Utah or something next season and they wind up winning *that* IST, they should just rename the whole thing after him, Emirate money be damned.
posted by Ufez Jones at 07:06 PM on December 18, 2024
My picks:
Bucks by 3
Thunder by 6
Timberwolves by 4
Cavaliers by 8
Knicks by 14 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:39 PM on December 17, 2024
My picks:
Chiefs by 13 (lock)
Titans by 3
Commanders by 6
Ravens by 15 (lock)
Cowboys by 6
Jaguars by 3
Texans by 6
Broncos by 4
Lions by 4
Eagles by 8 (lock)
Cardinals by 5
Chargers by 6
Seahawks by 9 (lock)
Vikings by 17 (lock)
Falcons by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:25 AM on December 15, 2024
Revised picks:
Bucks by 9
Thunder by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:05 PM on December 14, 2024
My picks:
Bucks by 17 (slam dunk)
Mavericks by 4
Knicks by 11
Rockets by 13 (slam dunk)
I'd have more confidence in the Mavs heading into the Thunderdome tonight if I knew for sure that PJ (the Thunder-Destroyer) Washington were playing, but he's still listed as questionable with the Jimmy Butler/Joel Embiid/Andre Drummond flu that has been running through the Dallas locker room. Still, the Mavs seem to have OKC's number until proven otherwise.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:43 PM on December 10, 2024
Posting this at my own expense since I busted a slam on the GSW/Minnie game, but it looks like the Current Standings aren't including the last two games from last week, rcade.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:39 PM on December 10, 2024
Revised picks:
Jaguars by 4
Dolphins by 14 (lock)
Vikings by 9 (lock)
Saints by 5
Eagles by 17 (lock)
Steelers by 9
Buccaneers by 11 (lock)
Seahawks by 8
Bills by 8
49ers by 8
Chiefs by 6 (lock)
Bengals by 8
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:23 AM on December 08, 2024
My picks:
Lions by 13 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:33 AM on December 05, 2024
My picks:
Knicks by 7
Nuggets by 4
Celtics by 14 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 11 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:40 PM on December 03, 2024
Revised picks:
Falcons by 6
Bengals by 9
Vikings by 10 (lock)
Patriots by 4
Seahawks by 8
Commanders by 9
Texans by 14 (lock)
Saints by 6
Buccaneers by 11 (lock)
Ravens by 9
Bills by 17 (lock)
Broncos by 4
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:50 AM on December 01, 2024
My picks:
Lions by 19 (lock)
Cowboys by 6
Dolphins by 7
Chiefs by 24 (lock)
Wishing all of the USian SpoFites a Happy Thanksgiving from chilly but beautiful Montreal.
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:17 AM on November 28, 2024
My picks:
Heat by 4
Lakers by 11 (slam dunk)
Knicks by 5
Warriors by 7
Timberwolves by 3
Lakers by 6
I guess you could say we all got Thunderstruck.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:35 PM on November 26, 2024
My picks:
Vikings by 7
Lions by 17 (lock)
Dolphins by 10 (lock)
Buccaneers by 17 (lock)
Commanders by 11 (lock)
Chiefs by 23 (lock)
Texans by 14 (lock)
Broncos by 8
Packers by 4
Seahawks by 5
Rams by 3
Ravens by 10
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:38 PM on November 22, 2024
Revised picks:
Thunder by 16 (slam dunk)
Well, scratch what I just said. In texting my Thunder friend I just learned Wemby is out tonight with a knee contusion. That's a bummer.
posted by Ufez Jones at 07:44 PM on November 19, 2024
I know the undefeated Cavs going into the Gahh-den is the headliner tonight (and it should be a great game), but I'm really looking forward to seeing how the OKC Thunder, who I believe don't have an active player over 6'9", are going to defend Wemby.
I still think they have enough firepower to win the game, but a swarm of Lu Dort, Cason Wallace, and J-Dub is going to be fun to watch.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:36 PM on November 19, 2024
My picks:
Cavaliers by 3
Thunder by 7
Bucks by 6
Knicks by 11 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 14 (slam dunk)
Mavericks by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:22 PM on November 19, 2024
My picks:
Eagles by 6
Bears by 3
Lions by 15 (lock)
Vikings by 9
Dolphins by 7
Rams by 4
Saints by 8 (lock)
Jets by 5
Ravens by 7
Falcons by 4
49ers by 9 (lock)
Bills by 6
Bengals by 8
Texans by 17 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:05 PM on November 14, 2024
My brain is doing the Dave Letterman "Uma, Oprah; Oprah, Uma" bit, but with "Edey, AD; AD, Edey".
Also, was there a glitch in the matrix that allowed Howard to pick Houston in Friday's Lakers/Spurs game?
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:37 PM on November 13, 2024
My picks:
Knicks by 14 (slam dunk)
Mavericks by 5
Thunder by 14 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 5
Lakers by 12 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:39 AM on November 12, 2024
Hahahaha, well, I walked right into that one.
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:23 PM on November 06, 2024
My picks:
Celtics by 9 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 7
Mavericks by 8
Lakers by 15 (slam dunk)
Count me among those that think the Warriors have benefited from a soft opening schedule. Their upcoming stretch of @Bos/@Cle/@OKC/vs. Dal/vs. Mem will be a good opportunity for them to prove they belong in the conversation.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:41 PM on November 06, 2024
I was down in Tulsa visiting the Okie State-alum folks last week and watched about 75% of that pisspoor excuse of a Comehoming Game with them. Gundy's team appears to have completely quit on him. One of Arizona State's touchdown's could've been stopped if the safety had just bothered to push the runner six inches out of bounds. Just no effort whatsoever.
It's nice that he's deflecting criticism from his players, as he's always kind of famously done, but it's gotta be getting old. $25 milli will get you a real nice retirement palace on your choice of a number of lakes in the area.
I can't imagine Ollie Gordon is sleeping real well with his decision to come back for another season.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:19 PM on November 05, 2024
My picks:
Mavericks by 6
Pelicans by 5
Celtics by 11
Thunder by 13 (slam dunk)
Cavaliers by 8
Timberwolves by 8 (slam dunk)
I like Paolo quite a bit, but I think you owe Wemby a Je m'excuse, rcade.
I'm trying to picture any game that I wouldn't pick a healthy Celtics squad. At OKC is the only edge-case at the moment, but even then I'd have to think about it real hard. I likened their performance on opening night to "watching a fucking video game". They are ridiculous when they get rolling.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:23 PM on October 29, 2024
My picks:
Vikings by 9 (lock)
Bengals by 7
Ravens by 14 (lock)
Lions by 13 (lock)
Cardinals by 7
Jets by 6
Buccaneers by 8
Packers by 10
Texans by 14 (lock)
Chargers by 8
Bills by 7 (lock)
Broncos by 6
Chiefs by 17 (lock)
Bears by 4
49ers by 8
Steelers by 8
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:22 PM on October 24, 2024
The NBA has unveiled this year's court designs for the NBA Cup and most of them appear to be slightly less migraine-inducing than last season's (Thank Dirk). Philly and New Orleans really stand out as nice designs, IMO.
Speaking of, the tourney starts the week of Nov 11th. I don't know how much of a pain it would be on rcade's end, but does anyone (else) have any interest in adding a "Select the Cup Winner" prop to the NBA Pick 'Em before those games officially begin?
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:59 PM on October 24, 2024
My picks:
Celtics by 7
Lakers by 5
Bucks by 8
Suns by 12 (slam dunk)
Mavericks by 8 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 6
Pacers by 4
Suns by 9
Boy am I glad the League is back and I can stop pretending I care about other things.
Enjoy the ceremony and game tonight, Howard!
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:55 PM on October 22, 2024
My picks:
Patriots by 4
Bills by 9 (lock)
Texans by 6
Giants by 3
Vikings by 6
Falcons by 8 (lock)
Bengals by 10 (lock)
Colts by 8
Commanders by 14 (lock)
Rams by 7
Chiefs by 3
Steelers by 9
Ravens by 6
Cardinals by 4
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:07 PM on October 18, 2024
The Cleveland Browns fire sale has officially begun with Amari Cooper going to the Bills for a 3rd Rounder.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:58 PM on October 15, 2024
Revised picks:
Texans by 7
Ravens by 14 (lock)
Eagles by 10
Packers by 3
Saints by 5
Titans by 6
Chargers by 7
Steelers by 6
Lions by 6
Falcons by 8 (lock)
Bengals by 6
Bills by 13 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:18 PM on October 13, 2024
My picks:
Seahawks by 3
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:02 PM on October 10, 2024
Happy 70th, ic23b!
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:28 PM on October 04, 2024
My picks:
Falcons by 6
Vikings by 14 (lock)
Bears by 8
Ravens by 7
Patriots by 3
Commanders by 3
Colts by 7
Texans by 3
Broncos by 6
49ers by 6
Rams by 3
Seahawks by 13 (lock)
Steelers by 6
Chiefs by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:02 PM on October 03, 2024
Rest In Peace, Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo. In his memory, let's revisit his 1998 appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Skip to the 5:00 mark if you want to go straight to the Helium-assisted Curly Howard impression.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:47 PM on September 30, 2024
My picks:
Cowboys by 3
Falcons by 6
Rams by 10 (lock)
Packers by 4
Steelers by 6
Jets by 9 (lock)
Eagles by 5
Bengals by 8
Texans by 10
Cardinals by 8 (lock)
49ers by 9
Raiders by 3
Chiefs by 8
Ravens by 3
Dolphins by 4
Lions by 11 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:12 PM on September 26, 2024
Revised picks:
Browns by 6
Packers by 3
Colts by 4
Texans by 6
Saints by 6
Chargers by 4
Buccaneers by 9 (lock)
Raiders by 5
Seahawks by 6
Cowboys by 3
Rams by 7
Lions by 8
Chiefs by 6
Bills by 11
Bengals by 10
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:15 AM on September 22, 2024
My picks:
Jets by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:25 AM on September 19, 2024
My picks:
Dolphins by 6
Cowboys by 7
Lions by 4
Colts by 3
Titans by 3
49ers by 7
Seahawks by 6
Commanders by 5
Chargers by 9
Jaguars by 7
Ravens by 13 (lock)
Rams by 5
Steelers by 6
Chiefs by 8
Texans by 11 (lock)
Eagles by 12 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:49 PM on September 12, 2024
I very seriously doubt it, but I do hope that any Dolphins fans who found themselves upset over this incident but also shit-talked Colin Kaepernick are using this as a moment of reflection.
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:54 AM on September 11, 2024
My picks:
Ravens by 6
Eagles by 3
Steelers by 4
Bills by 8
Bears by 4
Bengals by 8 (lock)
Texans by 9 (lock)
Dolphins by 4
Saints by 6
Vikings by 8
Chargers by 7
Seahawks by 6
Browns by 3
Buccaneers by 4
Lions by 6
49ers by 11 (lock)
My picks in a nutshell: I saw the Commanders @ Bucs matchup and thought "I don't know that I can confidently name a single player on either team going into this season".
So here we go.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:32 PM on September 05, 2024
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